Virginia House Bill 530

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 8 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-02-13 - Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
Pending: House Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; local government ordinances; criteria for local governments; Resource Protection Area exceptions. Amends the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act to require the State Water Control Board, in developing criteria for local governments to use as they consider development in Chesapeake Bay Preservation Areas, to allow use and development of land that is reasonable in the circumstances and does not deprive the owner of all economically viable use of the property. The bill also requires a locality subject to the Act to provide exclusive authority in its implementing ordinance to the local governing body and certain boards and commissions of the locality to grant exceptions to any land development within a Resource Protection Area, as defined by the State Water Control Board, or expanded by the locality in accordance with such rules of the Board. The bill allows any adjacent or otherwise affected property owner to seek certain equitable remedies against the locality in the appropriate circuit court.

Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act; amends Act to require SWCB to allow use and development of land.

Del. Patrick Hope [D]

2024-01-29 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N) (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-02-13	House	Left in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2024-01-29	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (10-Y 0-N)
2024-01-23	House	Assigned ACNR sub: Chesapeake
2024-01-08	House	Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
2024-01-08	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104422D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
62	1	44.15:72	(n/a)	See Bill Text
62	1	44.15:74	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+sum+HB530
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+ful+HB530+hil
Supplement	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+oth+HB530F122+PDF
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?241+vot+H0102V0009+HB0530